Dawson's Creek (1998–2003): Season 4, Episode 8 - The Unusual Suspects - full transcript
A sailboat owned by Capeside High's pompous Principal Dave Peskin, with "Class of 2001" written on the sail, and with his pet dog aboard, is found in the school swimming pool as part of a major school prank. As a result, Mitch Leery and Principal Peskin are after the guys who did it in which Dawson, Pacey, Jack and Drue are main suspects. Since, the dog that was on the boat instantly recognized Jack, Pacey had access to the yacht club and Dawson had access to the school keys. Each one has alibis for that day; Jack was at the soccer field with Jen to help plan a game. Dawson was cleaning Mr. Brooks parlor where he discovers that the that the old man was a former filmmaker from the 1950's. Pacey was with Doug on a routine police patrol where they squabbled about Doug's well being. Drue, despite his denials, is revealed as the culprit. But at the end, Joey finds out that Dawson, Pacey and Jack all teamed up to pull it off and to get Drue into trouble.
Everybody!
The swimming pool! You gotta
see what they did to the pool!
-Let's go check it out.
-Come on, check it out.
Get out of the way. What's up?
Wow, you don't see this every day.
What the hell is this?
That's my boat and my dog.
-Who could have possibly...?
-l should have thought of this.
Dawson, while we do recognize
your talent as a witty practical joker...
...l think this is even
out of your league.
Chester, come here.
Chester?
Do you know that dog, Mr. McPhee?
No.
Will the following students please
report to Principal Peskin's office.:
Jack McPhee...
...Zach Estrin...
...Dawson Leery...
...Dave Bussan...
...and Pacey Witter.
Process of elimination has made you
one of the lucky three...
...l still consider to be
a suspect in this crime.
Now, there's an easy way to do this,
Mr. Witter. And there is a hard way.
Seeing as l have absolutely no idea
what crime you' re referring to...
...l' ll probably take the easy way.
Are you accusing me of something?
You know you' re the last person
l'd suspect for a stunt like this...
...but you can understand why we'd
have no choice but to bring you in.
Yeah, the dog fingered me.
We' re on your side, Pacey.
We gotta get to the bottom of this.
Circumstances require that we at least
consider you as a possible suspect.
What circumstances would those be?
Well, given that you' re my son,
it follows that...
...you would have access to
my master keys to the school...
...thereby placing you on
a rather short list.
Mr. Witter, everyone in Capeside
is aware of the sad fate...
...of the late vessel, True Love...
...which l believe gave you access to
the storage facility in the Yacht Club...
...where my boat resided at the time
of its boatnapping, if you will.
Chester was taken sometime between
1 0:00 in the morning...
...when Mrs. Peskin let him out, and
noon, when she realized he was gone.
So all you have to do...
...is tell us where you were and who
you were with yesterday morning.
Jen! Jen, come on.
Jen, open the door.
Oh, l'm still asleep. And this is a
dream in which you' re heterosexual.
Yeah. These are for Grams.
Can you open the door, please?
l got something way better for you.
-Really?
-Yes.
What could be better than a young
lad bearing a floral arrangement?
l talked to the guidance office. That
community service you have to do?
-Yeah.
-l asked if it was possible...
...to fulfil your commitment by
assisting me with my soccer team.
-And what'd they say?
-They said:
''Providing that kind of guidance
for a kid is exactly the kind of...
...rehabilitating activity
that your kind needs in order to....
ln order to mend your evil ways.''
Jack, l'm more qualified to pick up
trash than mould young minds.
Come on. Look, l need you here.
Since Andie left,
l'm barely getting by.
The soccer parents are
completely unhelpful.
And if that weren't enough,
my star goalie...
-...broke his leg yesterday.
-Okay. All right.
You sufficiently plucked
my heartstrings. l' ll do it.
You' re a goddess.
Give these to Grams
when she gets back from church.
Hey, l' ll be back at 1 2:45 sharp
to pick you up.
Where are you going?
l can make eggs.
l got to....
l gotta meet Drue
at the hardware store.
Why are you meeting Drue?
Long story. lt's a karma thing.
l gotta run.
You say you didn't pull this stunt.
Fine. Convince me.
Tell me everything.
Every single thing you did...
...yesterday.
Yesterday.
Now let's see, where was l?
Where was l?
Oh, yes. Right here.
Hey, Pace?
You are a pushover.
You gave in.
No. l am not a pushover.
l just felt the need
to explore my options.
Pacey, for years your brother's
nagged you to spend a day with him...
...observing police policies.
You've always told him to stick it.
You take some meaningless
career-aptitude test and suddenly...
...you' re watching Cop Rock and
taking him up on his dubious offer.
Well, don't you think
l'd look sexy in a uniform?
-Besides the point.
-Oh, l don't think so at all.
Well, kiss me goodbye before l hit
the rough and tumble asphalt jungle.
l' ll pray for you, sweetheart.
-Hi, Doug.
-Hey.
Take care of this punk for me,
will you?
See if you can't straighten him out.
''Straight'' isn't a really big part
of Doug's vocabulary.
Yeah, that's funny.
Hurry up, we've gotta get going.
Why are you staring at me?
When l got up yesterday
you weren't at home.
Which proves that
l kidnapped Chester.
Aren't you working this whole,
like, NYPD Blue angle a little hard?
All right. ln the morning,
Mom gave me a ride.
Listen, get home quickly.
l need you to find Dad's keys,
which, l know, you lost.
l had them. Last night, before l
went out, l took them with me.
-l think.
- Whatever.
Just find them before he knows.
-Bye.
-Have fun.
You summoned me.
l have a study where l keep
my archives, all my papers.
lt needs to be cleaned out
and sorted through.
Okay, but you' re gonna have
to pay me.
-Excuse me?
-l've fulfilled my debt to you.
l painted your house and fence.
Your boat's fixed. We're even. lt's over.
l' ll do it, but l' ll need compensation.
-No.
-All right.
l' ll pay you what you' re worth.
Very little.
l was doing a project for chem with
Drue Valentine. You know him.
We went to the hardware store
to pick up some supplies.
l'm touched by the way you've
reached out to me lately, Jack.
So moving. To be honest...
...l thought you held me responsible
for that whole mess with your sister.
Whatever.
-Hey, you wanna go grab that paint?
-What paint?
The paint. You know, for the project
we' re doing. Come back to me, Drue.
All you gotta do is get the paint
and take this up to the register for me.
Why can't you do it?
One of the soccer goals
is falling apart.
l gotta get some net,
and if l don't fix it, nobody else will.
Must be weird.
-What?
-Being selfless.
Where did you go
with Deputy Witter?
You mean my brother?
Where do you think?
l'm shaking my head in disbelief.
Don't judge a book
by its prologue, wiseass.
There's more coming up. More than
COPS could teach you, believe me.
Really?
Well, let me brace myself for that.
That's it. l spent the rest
of the morning alone in the study.
''Arthur lsaac Brooks.
Newspaper, track and field.
Aspiration: To become a great
Hollywood filmmaker.''
-Oh, my God.
-Dawson.
l think it's time we discussed
your infamous ninth-grade senior pact.
-Dad, that was four years ago.
-Wait.
-What pact?
-When l was in ninth grade...
...the seniors pulled
a particularly lame prank.
They graffiti'd the lockers
and trashed the parking lot.
lt was embarrassing.
Pacey and l made a pact that when
our time came, we would do it right.
lt'd be the prank to end all pranks.
We talked about it for years.
-So it was you?
-No, it wasn't me.
Pacey and l aren't exactly
Butch and Sundance these days.
l didn't even remember
the pact until you....
Well? What is it?
l can tell you l didn't do it.
l can't speak for Pacey.
So...
...you picked up Jen at 1 2:45?
l think so. Did l say that?
What time did you get to the park?
l don't know.
lt was like 1 :35-ish.
Get your foot off the net!
-God! Put your little doohickey--
-l got it, l got it.
All right, piece of cake.
Let me take care of something.
Molly! Double time. Over here.
-What'd l do?
-Nothing, nothing. Relax, deflate.
-What do you want?
-Well, l've got some good news.
After a review of all the players
on the team...
...l've decided to offer you
the position of goalie...
...left vacant by Kip's injury.
Offering? Like take it or leave it?
Yeah. Well, it's....
l mean, you know--
ln that case, thank you,
but no, thank you.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
No, thank you? What...?
-l'd really rather not.
-Yeah, but goalie is like--
l'm left halfback.
l like left halfback. l'd like to stick
with left halfback, okay?
-Please?
-Okay.
l like that kid. Funny.
You know, she reminds me
of me at that age.
lf l put her in goal, the boys
will torture her out of spite.
That's because kids like Molly and me
tend towards the easier alternative:
The one with the least opportunity
for embarrassment.
Unless, of course....
Unless, of course what?
You get us really pissed off.
Now let's cut to the chase, shall we?
My boat was removed from the storage
warehouse behind the Yacht Club...
...sometime between
1 2:30 p.m. and 5: 1 5.
Records indicate that you were
the only senior who had access...
-...to that particular warehouse.
-Just what records might those be?
l' ll be asking the questions, Mr. Witter.
Okay. All right, l' ll talk.
But l gotta warn you,
it's gonna be deathly boring.
-Doug?
-Yeah?
Do you ever find yourself...
...sitting out here
on the edge of the highway...
...in your squad car,
you got your radar gun in hand...
...been out here for four hours, in
which only three cars have passed...
...all under the speed limit...
...and wonder just what the hell
happened to your life?
-Pardon me?
-Seriously, man. Look at you.
For all your Eliot Ness and Harry
Callahan aspirations, you' re nothing.
At best, you' re the Barney Fife
of this little Podunk town. What's that?
Does this diatribe
have a point, Pacey?
No. No, not really. l'm just...
...a little disconcerted by it all.
At 1 2, you were still at the
Arthur Brooks estate.
Yes, l was. By 1 2:30, l was more
than ready to get out of there.
-Where do you think you' re going?
-Home. l'm done for the day.
The hell you are.
You think you can take my money
and go spoon with your girlfriend...
-...you' re mistaken.
-She's not my girlfriend.
You' re not back here within three
hours, forget about being paid.
Your mom asked me to get you.
-Oh, so l'm a favour?
-l didn't say that.
So, what was that about?
lt's about what a complete
and total jerk he insists on being.
Jen's insight into the 1 0-year-old
psyche seemed valid.
Even though practice was ending, and
the kids had time before the game...
...l still wasn't ready to give up
on Molly playing goalie.
Molly. Molly, come here.
-You get any orange wedges?
-One. Billy took the other one...
...and smashed it into the ground.
-Yeah, Billy's a jerk.
-Just wait until l'm 1 7 and hot.
He' ll regret messing with me.
Look, Molly, it doesn't matter
if you' re 1 7 or 45.
They aren't gonna respect you
unless you make them.
How do l make them respect me?
Look, Molly, you gotta prove it
to yourself.
Okay? lf you do that, if you believe
you' re just as good as they are...
...l guarantee you, the rest is
just gonna take care of itself.
You find a goalie yet?
No.
-Can l still have it?
-Yep.
Fine. Bring it on.
You know, you just totally
pulled a fast one on me.
But l'm gonna let it go
because you' re right.
But that doesn't mean that l don't
understand exactly what you just did.
Just bring it.
Whenever l see that guy, l can't help
but hearing the Darth Vader theme.
l'm making an effort.
-Not to be cruel, but why?
-Kind of a karmic decision.
-Thank you for the ride.
-Just doing your mom a favour.
Right.
Well, speak of the devil.
The devil appears.
So, Drue, what brings you
to my humble abode?
First, l just wanted to extend
my gratitude for last night.
You know, we met at the theatre,
common decency dictates...
...l'd lend you $5 and have you
sit with me. The burger was your idea.
Small to you, but significant to me.
l'm just grateful to find one ally
in this strange and eclectic hamlet.
You may be my first.
Well....
l appreciate it. You didn't have
to come here to tell me that.
You' re right.
That's not why l'm here.
Left these in my car, man.
Thank you. You just saved me from
a solid hour of paternal lecturing.
lt was the least l can do.
You reached out to the new kid.
-What goes around comes around.
-That is so true.
Would l be out of line
if l asked what we' re doing?
Somebody stole a dog.
-How do you know it didn't get lost?
-We don't.
The owner found some footprints
in the dirt. lt might be the gardener.
Either way, we have to find this dog
because it is a very important dog.
So wait. Hold on, hold on, hold on.
ls this what you meant when you said
l'd learn more from you than COPS?
Come on. Don't tell me you' re still
angry at your little brother...
...for that whole
''wasting your life'' shtick?
l only sort of meant it.
Honest.
l want you to listen very closely,
because l'm only gonna say this once.
lf you ever care about anything as
much as l do about being an officer...
...l will be shocked.
lf you ever in your life are as good...
...at anything as l am at being an
officer in this town, l will be shocked.
And if you ever in your life...
...presume to judge me again...
...so help me, God,
l will beat the ugly right out of you.
So what you're telling me is that you
were looking for the very same dog...
... that you're suspected of taking?
Mitch, you are a sane
and reasonable man...
...and it is obvious that l am not
responsible for this whole fiasco.
So why are we still here?
We are still here because a certain
fresh detail has come to light...
...which suggests that we must,
at the least...
...account for all of your
whereabouts yesterday.
You discussed my ninth-grade pact
with Dawson.
Oh, you remember
the agreement too, l see.
Well, of course l remember it.
lt was my idea.
Did it ever occur to you...
...that my not-so-close
acquaintance/former best friend...
...has hinted or possibly even
implicated yours truly...
...only to divert suspicion
from himself?
Mr. Witter, justice is blind. lf Dawson
is responsible, we' ll nail him.
Just as we' ll nail you.
How is it possible that
we' re still doing this?
l' ll tell you how.
Capeside High, a facility to which
you have had intimate access...
...must have been trespassed upon
sometime after 5:30 p.m...
...when the cleaning crew went home.
There were no signs of forced entry,
which implies an inside job.
Dad, l was home last night.
You saw me.
At 1 0:00.
Just tell us about the prior five hours.
Afternoon and evening,
where you were, who you were with...
...and we' ll be done with this.
We' ll be done with this
when l've got my man.
Well, well, well.
l'm surprised to see you here.
You shouldn't. l work here.
l don't think so.
-l thought we had an agreement.
-We did. You broke it, you' re fired.
-On what grounds?
-Playing footsie with your floozy...
...when you're supposed to be
doing a job. l guess l forgot:
You' re just a hormonal adolescent.
What do you gain
by insulting my friend?
l don't give a damn about you two...
...but l do care about having
my generosity taken advantage of.
Just because you are alone and your
life is full of abandoned dreams...
...does not give you the license
to inflict your pain on me.
How dare you presume
to understand me...
...who l am, where l've been,
what l've done.
Now get the hell out of here.
Fine.
-Well, you can go.
-l can?
Just as soon as you tell us where
you were between 5:30 last night...
-...and 8 this morning.
-Stick to last night after 5:30.
Once again...
...as l've already told you,
we had a game.
lt was our first playoff game.
Hey, Jackers?
Militant peewee parents, 2 o'clock.
-Jack.
-Gus.
We' re hearing a strange rumour...
...from our kids,
that you' re gonna put....
Gonna put that little girl
in for Kip as goalie.
Yeah, it's not a rumour. That's a fact.
Yeah, well, afraid we can't allow that.
That's okay, you don't have to allow it.
l'm the coach, it's my call.
Jack, l represent parents
who kept their mouths shut...
...when certain alarming
personal details came to light.
But, hey, this is not personal.
This is soccer.
So l'm gonna give it to you
real straight, Jack.
You put the little girl in for goalie,
we' ll lose the game.
We lose the game,
you lose your job.
Okay. Yeah, l' ll take that
under advisement, Gus.
You fellas don't mind,
l'd like to warm up my team.
-Yeah, good.
-Thanks.
Looks like Pat Buchanan's posse.
-You' re not gonna believe this.
-What?
-They' ll fire me if l keep Molly in goal.
-Are you kidding?
Jack, what are you gonna do?
Wait a second.
You couldn't find the dog, so your
brother put you in the back of the car?
-l'm confused.
-l was confused too.
lt seemed so blatantly hostile,
even for Dougie.
Frankly, when he went in,
l considered making a break for it.
Roger...
... 1 0-8-47, 1 0-8-47....
Okay.
Well, Mike, the guy in the back's
not a perp. He's my little brother.
How goes it, junior Witter?
lt's been better.
Why are you looking at me like that?
No reason.
Later, against my better judgment,
l was back at the Brooks house.
When l was going through your things,
l found your yearbook.
Underneath the picture...
...the caption said that your ambition
was to become a Hollywood filmmaker.
A striking coincidence, as l've had the
same dream since l can remember.
Good for you.
lt scared the hell out of me.
Because l don't wanna be like you.
l don't ever want to be
the kind of person...
...who pushes everyone
away from him.
l don't want to be alone. And l know
that you don't want to be alone either.
You can't get rid of me, Mr. Brooks.
What you do to everyone else works
on them, but it won't work on me.
So l'm back...
...and l'm gonna finish the job
that l was hired to do.
Before l could even realize
what was happening, it was over.
Somehow, we'd won the game.
Right on!
Nice game, guys.
-Yeah. Nice playing.
-Hey, good game.
Congratulations, fellas.
Your kids played great.
Jack...
-...you know anything about soccer?
-Yeah.
My team won their first playoff game.
l think l know something, sure.
Maybe you know when a playoff game
is tied, as our next game could be...
...goals scored against us in previous
games reflect on the eventual tally.
-Excuse me?
-lf we tie the Falcons on Wednesday...
...the three goals that little girl
let slip by will count against us.
l' ll just have to win against
the Falcons on Wednesday.
That's where you' re mistaken.
You can't beat the Falcons because
you' re no longer coach of this team.
You' re done, McPhee.
Molly!
They didn't...?
Yeah.
Yeah, they just did.
lt was after 9 when we got the call.
Doug and l headed to the boatyard.
You wanna go in, don't you?
l have the code. True Love spent
a couple of nights in this motel.
So l can just....
After you.
Mr. Valentine,
what brings you here...
...skulking through the shadows
at this hour?
Anonymous phone call.
Boat's missing.
-Why would someone call you?
-Well, they didn't, technically.
They called my mother. This is
her jurisdiction, so she sent me.
l called the police, which is why
you are here now, Deputy Witter.
You couldn't possibly know we also
received an anonymous phone call...
...roughly 20 minutes before your call,
which begs the question:
How do l know
you didn't take the boat?
Do you see a boat on me, man?
l mean, you can frisk me if you want.
l bet you'd like that.
Come on. Let's do the man dance.
Okay. Well, then,
l guess l'm done, aren't l?
You know what?
l'm gonna go too, Dougie.
l can't drive you home now.
This is police business.
l' ll get a ride with Drue.
Hey, Drue, hold on.
Hey, newsflash, Pacey:
-You hate Drue.
-Yes, l do. But it's only a ride home.
And l'm trying to be a better person,
just like you.
-Besides, it's a karma thing.
-Yeah. Goodbye.
And that was it. Then l left with Drue.
-And where did you go?
-Well, l wanted to grab a bite to eat.
He said he was busy.
He dropped me off at home.
Within 25 minutes,
l was sleeping like a baby.
All right, Pacey, you can go.
Thanks for your help.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
You' re not just messing with me?
Get out of here, Pace,
before he changes his mind.
Something else, Mr. Witter?
Well, l was just thinking that...
...honestly, l don't think
Dawson did it either.
-Why is that?
-That guy's way too respectable...
...to pull off that type of crime. At least
not without my coaxing, you know?
Just not that type of guy.
Pacey might be cocky,
but he's not an idiot. l mean, there's--
There's no way he would jeopardize
his academic foothold...
...for what was hardly
the prank to end all pranks.
Okay. Thanks.
Well, Dave? Satisfied?
Yes, Mitchell, l am.
l'm very satisfied, indeed...
...considering that l know who did it.
-Really?
-Obviously.
lt's clear you don't watch
Inspector Poirot on A&E.
There's neither rhyme nor reason
to account for an accusation...
...that my son was a party
to this practical joke.
You gentlemen should be
ashamed of yourselves.
All right, Mrs. Valentine,
if you' re finished...
...l' ll explain exactly how we know your
son was responsible for this debacle.
Fine. This, l have to hear.
At 1 0:30 yesterday...
...your son was in Harry's Hardware
store purchasing a can of white paint...
...identical to the kind that was used
to scrawl the words...
...''Class of 2001 ''
on the sail of my boat.
At 1 :30, he was at the Leery
residence, returning Mitch's keys.
Keys that could easily have been
copied at the hardware store...
...giving Drue access to my school.
At 9:30, he made
one final appearance...
...this time at the storage warehouse
behind the Yacht Club...
...under the pretense of having
received an anonymous phone call.
Your son was conveniently present
at all the necessary moments.
He acquired the means
and resources to do the job...
...and he had the time
to pull it all off...
...without a hitch.
Anything l left out, Mitch?
Hey, that rhymes.
No. l think you've got it
pretty much in the bag.
You conniving brat.
l should have known
after last year's ferret incident.
Mrs. Valentine, one thing l've learned
in my career as an educator is that...
...children are fickle creatures.
Does a week of suspension sound like
a fair punishment to you?
No. Try two weeks.
And probation for the rest of the year.
You've got a history, Drue.
lt's proving to be quite telling.
Okay, l think we' re through here.
Drue, get my purse.
Hey, Harry Potter. Come here.
-What's going on?
-Send a message to the boys for me.
Tell them that l admire
the brilliance of their design.
No, wait.
-Just tell them l said, ''Touch?.''
-That's enough.
Which boys? What happened?
Karma.
Finally caught up with me.
l just wanted to come by and say...
...thanks for letting me do that whole
ride-along thing yesterday.
lt was illuminating.
Have you ever said anything
that wasn't lined with sarcasm?
l'm admitting l was wrong, Doug.
What you do, it matters as much,
if not more...
...than any job l' ll ever be able
to hold down.
lnteresting, considering
you didn't think it mattered at all.
Well, now l think it matters.
l mean, l know it matters to Mike.
lt matters to some kid you' ll
keep from killing his friends...
...when you pull him over for speeding
and scare the crap out of him.
l'm guessing that it probably matters
in a million other subtle ways that l...
...with the subtlety of an elephant
in an antique shop, will never notice.
Yeah, well...
...if it wasn't me doing the job,
it would just be somebody else.
But it is you, Doug.
lt's you, and l wouldn't be so quick
to dismiss that.
l mean, to be perfectly honest,
l should be so lucky to someday...
...ride shotgun with you.
l think that would be a mistake.
l take it you don't think
l'd make much of a cop, huh?
No. Not really, no.
Pacey, l think that
you' re a daring original.
l think you have a talent for flying
in the face of conventionality...
...and l think that you were born
to break the rules, not enforce them.
And you know what?
l actually admire that in you.
l really do.
What? Did my big brother Doug
just admit...
...that he admired me
for the first time ever?
No, no. lt's more like l'm
terrified at the thought of having to...
...sit in that squad car with you
for another minute.
What you doing, junior?
This thing Brooks said to me
yesterday kind of got me thinking.
As much as l claim myself to
be an encyclopaedia of filmic history...
...it just occurred to me that maybe....
-Maybe what?
-Maybe there's something l'm missing.
Well, maybe he used another name.
Like Art or Arty or something.
What self-respecting artist would use
''Arty Brooks'' as their screen credit?
l don't know. Don't people sometimes
use abbreviations or nicknames like...
...l don't know,
'' Chief,'' ''Ace,'' '' Doc''?
Yeah, like that great director,
Chief Tarantino.
Okay, now you' re just being mean.
Hey, don't leave angry.
Hey! Caroline, Molly.
What's wrong?
Molly asked me if we could
come and see you today.
What is it, Molly?
l'm sorry l got you fired.
What?
What makes you think that my getting
fired had anything to do with you?
l heard--
l heard Billy's dad yelling at you
after the game.
And then today at school...
...he said if l would have
stopped more goals...
...then you wouldn't have been.
l'm so, so sorry, Jack.
lt's okay.
Look, Molly...
...they fired me because
they disagreed with who l am...
...as a coach, not you as a player.
But they knew l was right about you,
they just couldn't admit it.
You knew it too, didn't you?
Caroline said it wasn't my fault,
but l couldn't believe her because....
Because l don't understand
how anybody could fire you.
l'm confusing to people
like Billy's dad.
But we can't hate people
because they' re different.
We just have to try and forget
about them, and just go on...
...being the best person
that we can be.
-ls Dawson here?
-l'm not sure.
You can check in his room
if you'd like.
Thanks.
Hey, Joey, if he is up there...
...tell him l know...
...and '' Congrats.''
Okay, explanation time.
Man, it is a bitch getting up here
without a ladder.
Joey.
What's she doing?
l thought we were doing this alone.
l knew it. The three of you.
You did it. You guys put the boat
in the pool. You did it.
Just calm down for a second. There is
no reason to jump to silly conclusions.
We didn't-- We didn't--
We didn't pull the prank.
-We have airtight alibis.
-And besides, we all know Drue did it.
On the other hand,
if we had wanted to...
...pull off the prank,
the three of us, that is...
...Jack could've swung by the Peskins'
after he met Drue at the store.
He would have had time to leave
the paint he accidentally took home...
...and Chester, with the necessary
food and water, of course...
...tied up to a tree
at a rendezvous point.
l could've gotten in the storage facility
sometime after 1 :30...
...when Drue dropped off the keys,
and before 3:30...
...when l had to be at Mr. Brooks'.
Pacey would've given me the code.
l'd have had the Mitch-mobile...
...to tow the trailer to the rendezvous
point Jack had been to earlier.
l then would have left the boat and
the car with Chester and the paint.
Later, Pacey could've had Drue drop
him off near the rendezvous point.
And once arriving at the location...
...Pacey could've gathered
all the essential materials...
...and then taken the whole production
into the pool to finish off the job.
By 1 1 , we'd be done, and everyone
would still be none the wiser.
-Of course, that's only hypothetical.
-Right.
The truth is Drue Valentine is,
was and will always be...
...the lone criminal behind it all.
l am glad to see that this kid got
what was coming to him for so long.
-Karma.
-Exactly.
-What are you thinking?
-l'm thinking we pulled it off.
Something has been right tonight that
hasn't been right for a long, long time.
l keep forgetting why
we' re not still friends.
You know it's not that simple.
Of course not. lt's just that....
l know.
Gotta tell you, Dawson...
...when you said
you'd never trust me again...
...that was probably amongst the
top five worst moments of my life.
When l walked out on my back porch
and saw you and Joey...
...that was my worst.
Number one with a bullet.
Do you think it's possible that
someday l could convince you that...
...maybe l'm the type of person
you could trust again?
l would like to believe that it is.
l gotta try.
l'm not ready to give up on you.
lf it doesn't work out...
...we could always just kill each other.
The swimming pool! You gotta
see what they did to the pool!
-Let's go check it out.
-Come on, check it out.
Get out of the way. What's up?
Wow, you don't see this every day.
What the hell is this?
That's my boat and my dog.
-Who could have possibly...?
-l should have thought of this.
Dawson, while we do recognize
your talent as a witty practical joker...
...l think this is even
out of your league.
Chester, come here.
Chester?
Do you know that dog, Mr. McPhee?
No.
Will the following students please
report to Principal Peskin's office.:
Jack McPhee...
...Zach Estrin...
...Dawson Leery...
...Dave Bussan...
...and Pacey Witter.
Process of elimination has made you
one of the lucky three...
...l still consider to be
a suspect in this crime.
Now, there's an easy way to do this,
Mr. Witter. And there is a hard way.
Seeing as l have absolutely no idea
what crime you' re referring to...
...l' ll probably take the easy way.
Are you accusing me of something?
You know you' re the last person
l'd suspect for a stunt like this...
...but you can understand why we'd
have no choice but to bring you in.
Yeah, the dog fingered me.
We' re on your side, Pacey.
We gotta get to the bottom of this.
Circumstances require that we at least
consider you as a possible suspect.
What circumstances would those be?
Well, given that you' re my son,
it follows that...
...you would have access to
my master keys to the school...
...thereby placing you on
a rather short list.
Mr. Witter, everyone in Capeside
is aware of the sad fate...
...of the late vessel, True Love...
...which l believe gave you access to
the storage facility in the Yacht Club...
...where my boat resided at the time
of its boatnapping, if you will.
Chester was taken sometime between
1 0:00 in the morning...
...when Mrs. Peskin let him out, and
noon, when she realized he was gone.
So all you have to do...
...is tell us where you were and who
you were with yesterday morning.
Jen! Jen, come on.
Jen, open the door.
Oh, l'm still asleep. And this is a
dream in which you' re heterosexual.
Yeah. These are for Grams.
Can you open the door, please?
l got something way better for you.
-Really?
-Yes.
What could be better than a young
lad bearing a floral arrangement?
l talked to the guidance office. That
community service you have to do?
-Yeah.
-l asked if it was possible...
...to fulfil your commitment by
assisting me with my soccer team.
-And what'd they say?
-They said:
''Providing that kind of guidance
for a kid is exactly the kind of...
...rehabilitating activity
that your kind needs in order to....
ln order to mend your evil ways.''
Jack, l'm more qualified to pick up
trash than mould young minds.
Come on. Look, l need you here.
Since Andie left,
l'm barely getting by.
The soccer parents are
completely unhelpful.
And if that weren't enough,
my star goalie...
-...broke his leg yesterday.
-Okay. All right.
You sufficiently plucked
my heartstrings. l' ll do it.
You' re a goddess.
Give these to Grams
when she gets back from church.
Hey, l' ll be back at 1 2:45 sharp
to pick you up.
Where are you going?
l can make eggs.
l got to....
l gotta meet Drue
at the hardware store.
Why are you meeting Drue?
Long story. lt's a karma thing.
l gotta run.
You say you didn't pull this stunt.
Fine. Convince me.
Tell me everything.
Every single thing you did...
...yesterday.
Yesterday.
Now let's see, where was l?
Where was l?
Oh, yes. Right here.
Hey, Pace?
You are a pushover.
You gave in.
No. l am not a pushover.
l just felt the need
to explore my options.
Pacey, for years your brother's
nagged you to spend a day with him...
...observing police policies.
You've always told him to stick it.
You take some meaningless
career-aptitude test and suddenly...
...you' re watching Cop Rock and
taking him up on his dubious offer.
Well, don't you think
l'd look sexy in a uniform?
-Besides the point.
-Oh, l don't think so at all.
Well, kiss me goodbye before l hit
the rough and tumble asphalt jungle.
l' ll pray for you, sweetheart.
-Hi, Doug.
-Hey.
Take care of this punk for me,
will you?
See if you can't straighten him out.
''Straight'' isn't a really big part
of Doug's vocabulary.
Yeah, that's funny.
Hurry up, we've gotta get going.
Why are you staring at me?
When l got up yesterday
you weren't at home.
Which proves that
l kidnapped Chester.
Aren't you working this whole,
like, NYPD Blue angle a little hard?
All right. ln the morning,
Mom gave me a ride.
Listen, get home quickly.
l need you to find Dad's keys,
which, l know, you lost.
l had them. Last night, before l
went out, l took them with me.
-l think.
- Whatever.
Just find them before he knows.
-Bye.
-Have fun.
You summoned me.
l have a study where l keep
my archives, all my papers.
lt needs to be cleaned out
and sorted through.
Okay, but you' re gonna have
to pay me.
-Excuse me?
-l've fulfilled my debt to you.
l painted your house and fence.
Your boat's fixed. We're even. lt's over.
l' ll do it, but l' ll need compensation.
-No.
-All right.
l' ll pay you what you' re worth.
Very little.
l was doing a project for chem with
Drue Valentine. You know him.
We went to the hardware store
to pick up some supplies.
l'm touched by the way you've
reached out to me lately, Jack.
So moving. To be honest...
...l thought you held me responsible
for that whole mess with your sister.
Whatever.
-Hey, you wanna go grab that paint?
-What paint?
The paint. You know, for the project
we' re doing. Come back to me, Drue.
All you gotta do is get the paint
and take this up to the register for me.
Why can't you do it?
One of the soccer goals
is falling apart.
l gotta get some net,
and if l don't fix it, nobody else will.
Must be weird.
-What?
-Being selfless.
Where did you go
with Deputy Witter?
You mean my brother?
Where do you think?
l'm shaking my head in disbelief.
Don't judge a book
by its prologue, wiseass.
There's more coming up. More than
COPS could teach you, believe me.
Really?
Well, let me brace myself for that.
That's it. l spent the rest
of the morning alone in the study.
''Arthur lsaac Brooks.
Newspaper, track and field.
Aspiration: To become a great
Hollywood filmmaker.''
-Oh, my God.
-Dawson.
l think it's time we discussed
your infamous ninth-grade senior pact.
-Dad, that was four years ago.
-Wait.
-What pact?
-When l was in ninth grade...
...the seniors pulled
a particularly lame prank.
They graffiti'd the lockers
and trashed the parking lot.
lt was embarrassing.
Pacey and l made a pact that when
our time came, we would do it right.
lt'd be the prank to end all pranks.
We talked about it for years.
-So it was you?
-No, it wasn't me.
Pacey and l aren't exactly
Butch and Sundance these days.
l didn't even remember
the pact until you....
Well? What is it?
l can tell you l didn't do it.
l can't speak for Pacey.
So...
...you picked up Jen at 1 2:45?
l think so. Did l say that?
What time did you get to the park?
l don't know.
lt was like 1 :35-ish.
Get your foot off the net!
-God! Put your little doohickey--
-l got it, l got it.
All right, piece of cake.
Let me take care of something.
Molly! Double time. Over here.
-What'd l do?
-Nothing, nothing. Relax, deflate.
-What do you want?
-Well, l've got some good news.
After a review of all the players
on the team...
...l've decided to offer you
the position of goalie...
...left vacant by Kip's injury.
Offering? Like take it or leave it?
Yeah. Well, it's....
l mean, you know--
ln that case, thank you,
but no, thank you.
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
No, thank you? What...?
-l'd really rather not.
-Yeah, but goalie is like--
l'm left halfback.
l like left halfback. l'd like to stick
with left halfback, okay?
-Please?
-Okay.
l like that kid. Funny.
You know, she reminds me
of me at that age.
lf l put her in goal, the boys
will torture her out of spite.
That's because kids like Molly and me
tend towards the easier alternative:
The one with the least opportunity
for embarrassment.
Unless, of course....
Unless, of course what?
You get us really pissed off.
Now let's cut to the chase, shall we?
My boat was removed from the storage
warehouse behind the Yacht Club...
...sometime between
1 2:30 p.m. and 5: 1 5.
Records indicate that you were
the only senior who had access...
-...to that particular warehouse.
-Just what records might those be?
l' ll be asking the questions, Mr. Witter.
Okay. All right, l' ll talk.
But l gotta warn you,
it's gonna be deathly boring.
-Doug?
-Yeah?
Do you ever find yourself...
...sitting out here
on the edge of the highway...
...in your squad car,
you got your radar gun in hand...
...been out here for four hours, in
which only three cars have passed...
...all under the speed limit...
...and wonder just what the hell
happened to your life?
-Pardon me?
-Seriously, man. Look at you.
For all your Eliot Ness and Harry
Callahan aspirations, you' re nothing.
At best, you' re the Barney Fife
of this little Podunk town. What's that?
Does this diatribe
have a point, Pacey?
No. No, not really. l'm just...
...a little disconcerted by it all.
At 1 2, you were still at the
Arthur Brooks estate.
Yes, l was. By 1 2:30, l was more
than ready to get out of there.
-Where do you think you' re going?
-Home. l'm done for the day.
The hell you are.
You think you can take my money
and go spoon with your girlfriend...
-...you' re mistaken.
-She's not my girlfriend.
You' re not back here within three
hours, forget about being paid.
Your mom asked me to get you.
-Oh, so l'm a favour?
-l didn't say that.
So, what was that about?
lt's about what a complete
and total jerk he insists on being.
Jen's insight into the 1 0-year-old
psyche seemed valid.
Even though practice was ending, and
the kids had time before the game...
...l still wasn't ready to give up
on Molly playing goalie.
Molly. Molly, come here.
-You get any orange wedges?
-One. Billy took the other one...
...and smashed it into the ground.
-Yeah, Billy's a jerk.
-Just wait until l'm 1 7 and hot.
He' ll regret messing with me.
Look, Molly, it doesn't matter
if you' re 1 7 or 45.
They aren't gonna respect you
unless you make them.
How do l make them respect me?
Look, Molly, you gotta prove it
to yourself.
Okay? lf you do that, if you believe
you' re just as good as they are...
...l guarantee you, the rest is
just gonna take care of itself.
You find a goalie yet?
No.
-Can l still have it?
-Yep.
Fine. Bring it on.
You know, you just totally
pulled a fast one on me.
But l'm gonna let it go
because you' re right.
But that doesn't mean that l don't
understand exactly what you just did.
Just bring it.
Whenever l see that guy, l can't help
but hearing the Darth Vader theme.
l'm making an effort.
-Not to be cruel, but why?
-Kind of a karmic decision.
-Thank you for the ride.
-Just doing your mom a favour.
Right.
Well, speak of the devil.
The devil appears.
So, Drue, what brings you
to my humble abode?
First, l just wanted to extend
my gratitude for last night.
You know, we met at the theatre,
common decency dictates...
...l'd lend you $5 and have you
sit with me. The burger was your idea.
Small to you, but significant to me.
l'm just grateful to find one ally
in this strange and eclectic hamlet.
You may be my first.
Well....
l appreciate it. You didn't have
to come here to tell me that.
You' re right.
That's not why l'm here.
Left these in my car, man.
Thank you. You just saved me from
a solid hour of paternal lecturing.
lt was the least l can do.
You reached out to the new kid.
-What goes around comes around.
-That is so true.
Would l be out of line
if l asked what we' re doing?
Somebody stole a dog.
-How do you know it didn't get lost?
-We don't.
The owner found some footprints
in the dirt. lt might be the gardener.
Either way, we have to find this dog
because it is a very important dog.
So wait. Hold on, hold on, hold on.
ls this what you meant when you said
l'd learn more from you than COPS?
Come on. Don't tell me you' re still
angry at your little brother...
...for that whole
''wasting your life'' shtick?
l only sort of meant it.
Honest.
l want you to listen very closely,
because l'm only gonna say this once.
lf you ever care about anything as
much as l do about being an officer...
...l will be shocked.
lf you ever in your life are as good...
...at anything as l am at being an
officer in this town, l will be shocked.
And if you ever in your life...
...presume to judge me again...
...so help me, God,
l will beat the ugly right out of you.
So what you're telling me is that you
were looking for the very same dog...
... that you're suspected of taking?
Mitch, you are a sane
and reasonable man...
...and it is obvious that l am not
responsible for this whole fiasco.
So why are we still here?
We are still here because a certain
fresh detail has come to light...
...which suggests that we must,
at the least...
...account for all of your
whereabouts yesterday.
You discussed my ninth-grade pact
with Dawson.
Oh, you remember
the agreement too, l see.
Well, of course l remember it.
lt was my idea.
Did it ever occur to you...
...that my not-so-close
acquaintance/former best friend...
...has hinted or possibly even
implicated yours truly...
...only to divert suspicion
from himself?
Mr. Witter, justice is blind. lf Dawson
is responsible, we' ll nail him.
Just as we' ll nail you.
How is it possible that
we' re still doing this?
l' ll tell you how.
Capeside High, a facility to which
you have had intimate access...
...must have been trespassed upon
sometime after 5:30 p.m...
...when the cleaning crew went home.
There were no signs of forced entry,
which implies an inside job.
Dad, l was home last night.
You saw me.
At 1 0:00.
Just tell us about the prior five hours.
Afternoon and evening,
where you were, who you were with...
...and we' ll be done with this.
We' ll be done with this
when l've got my man.
Well, well, well.
l'm surprised to see you here.
You shouldn't. l work here.
l don't think so.
-l thought we had an agreement.
-We did. You broke it, you' re fired.
-On what grounds?
-Playing footsie with your floozy...
...when you're supposed to be
doing a job. l guess l forgot:
You' re just a hormonal adolescent.
What do you gain
by insulting my friend?
l don't give a damn about you two...
...but l do care about having
my generosity taken advantage of.
Just because you are alone and your
life is full of abandoned dreams...
...does not give you the license
to inflict your pain on me.
How dare you presume
to understand me...
...who l am, where l've been,
what l've done.
Now get the hell out of here.
Fine.
-Well, you can go.
-l can?
Just as soon as you tell us where
you were between 5:30 last night...
-...and 8 this morning.
-Stick to last night after 5:30.
Once again...
...as l've already told you,
we had a game.
lt was our first playoff game.
Hey, Jackers?
Militant peewee parents, 2 o'clock.
-Jack.
-Gus.
We' re hearing a strange rumour...
...from our kids,
that you' re gonna put....
Gonna put that little girl
in for Kip as goalie.
Yeah, it's not a rumour. That's a fact.
Yeah, well, afraid we can't allow that.
That's okay, you don't have to allow it.
l'm the coach, it's my call.
Jack, l represent parents
who kept their mouths shut...
...when certain alarming
personal details came to light.
But, hey, this is not personal.
This is soccer.
So l'm gonna give it to you
real straight, Jack.
You put the little girl in for goalie,
we' ll lose the game.
We lose the game,
you lose your job.
Okay. Yeah, l' ll take that
under advisement, Gus.
You fellas don't mind,
l'd like to warm up my team.
-Yeah, good.
-Thanks.
Looks like Pat Buchanan's posse.
-You' re not gonna believe this.
-What?
-They' ll fire me if l keep Molly in goal.
-Are you kidding?
Jack, what are you gonna do?
Wait a second.
You couldn't find the dog, so your
brother put you in the back of the car?
-l'm confused.
-l was confused too.
lt seemed so blatantly hostile,
even for Dougie.
Frankly, when he went in,
l considered making a break for it.
Roger...
... 1 0-8-47, 1 0-8-47....
Okay.
Well, Mike, the guy in the back's
not a perp. He's my little brother.
How goes it, junior Witter?
lt's been better.
Why are you looking at me like that?
No reason.
Later, against my better judgment,
l was back at the Brooks house.
When l was going through your things,
l found your yearbook.
Underneath the picture...
...the caption said that your ambition
was to become a Hollywood filmmaker.
A striking coincidence, as l've had the
same dream since l can remember.
Good for you.
lt scared the hell out of me.
Because l don't wanna be like you.
l don't ever want to be
the kind of person...
...who pushes everyone
away from him.
l don't want to be alone. And l know
that you don't want to be alone either.
You can't get rid of me, Mr. Brooks.
What you do to everyone else works
on them, but it won't work on me.
So l'm back...
...and l'm gonna finish the job
that l was hired to do.
Before l could even realize
what was happening, it was over.
Somehow, we'd won the game.
Right on!
Nice game, guys.
-Yeah. Nice playing.
-Hey, good game.
Congratulations, fellas.
Your kids played great.
Jack...
-...you know anything about soccer?
-Yeah.
My team won their first playoff game.
l think l know something, sure.
Maybe you know when a playoff game
is tied, as our next game could be...
...goals scored against us in previous
games reflect on the eventual tally.
-Excuse me?
-lf we tie the Falcons on Wednesday...
...the three goals that little girl
let slip by will count against us.
l' ll just have to win against
the Falcons on Wednesday.
That's where you' re mistaken.
You can't beat the Falcons because
you' re no longer coach of this team.
You' re done, McPhee.
Molly!
They didn't...?
Yeah.
Yeah, they just did.
lt was after 9 when we got the call.
Doug and l headed to the boatyard.
You wanna go in, don't you?
l have the code. True Love spent
a couple of nights in this motel.
So l can just....
After you.
Mr. Valentine,
what brings you here...
...skulking through the shadows
at this hour?
Anonymous phone call.
Boat's missing.
-Why would someone call you?
-Well, they didn't, technically.
They called my mother. This is
her jurisdiction, so she sent me.
l called the police, which is why
you are here now, Deputy Witter.
You couldn't possibly know we also
received an anonymous phone call...
...roughly 20 minutes before your call,
which begs the question:
How do l know
you didn't take the boat?
Do you see a boat on me, man?
l mean, you can frisk me if you want.
l bet you'd like that.
Come on. Let's do the man dance.
Okay. Well, then,
l guess l'm done, aren't l?
You know what?
l'm gonna go too, Dougie.
l can't drive you home now.
This is police business.
l' ll get a ride with Drue.
Hey, Drue, hold on.
Hey, newsflash, Pacey:
-You hate Drue.
-Yes, l do. But it's only a ride home.
And l'm trying to be a better person,
just like you.
-Besides, it's a karma thing.
-Yeah. Goodbye.
And that was it. Then l left with Drue.
-And where did you go?
-Well, l wanted to grab a bite to eat.
He said he was busy.
He dropped me off at home.
Within 25 minutes,
l was sleeping like a baby.
All right, Pacey, you can go.
Thanks for your help.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
You' re not just messing with me?
Get out of here, Pace,
before he changes his mind.
Something else, Mr. Witter?
Well, l was just thinking that...
...honestly, l don't think
Dawson did it either.
-Why is that?
-That guy's way too respectable...
...to pull off that type of crime. At least
not without my coaxing, you know?
Just not that type of guy.
Pacey might be cocky,
but he's not an idiot. l mean, there's--
There's no way he would jeopardize
his academic foothold...
...for what was hardly
the prank to end all pranks.
Okay. Thanks.
Well, Dave? Satisfied?
Yes, Mitchell, l am.
l'm very satisfied, indeed...
...considering that l know who did it.
-Really?
-Obviously.
lt's clear you don't watch
Inspector Poirot on A&E.
There's neither rhyme nor reason
to account for an accusation...
...that my son was a party
to this practical joke.
You gentlemen should be
ashamed of yourselves.
All right, Mrs. Valentine,
if you' re finished...
...l' ll explain exactly how we know your
son was responsible for this debacle.
Fine. This, l have to hear.
At 1 0:30 yesterday...
...your son was in Harry's Hardware
store purchasing a can of white paint...
...identical to the kind that was used
to scrawl the words...
...''Class of 2001 ''
on the sail of my boat.
At 1 :30, he was at the Leery
residence, returning Mitch's keys.
Keys that could easily have been
copied at the hardware store...
...giving Drue access to my school.
At 9:30, he made
one final appearance...
...this time at the storage warehouse
behind the Yacht Club...
...under the pretense of having
received an anonymous phone call.
Your son was conveniently present
at all the necessary moments.
He acquired the means
and resources to do the job...
...and he had the time
to pull it all off...
...without a hitch.
Anything l left out, Mitch?
Hey, that rhymes.
No. l think you've got it
pretty much in the bag.
You conniving brat.
l should have known
after last year's ferret incident.
Mrs. Valentine, one thing l've learned
in my career as an educator is that...
...children are fickle creatures.
Does a week of suspension sound like
a fair punishment to you?
No. Try two weeks.
And probation for the rest of the year.
You've got a history, Drue.
lt's proving to be quite telling.
Okay, l think we' re through here.
Drue, get my purse.
Hey, Harry Potter. Come here.
-What's going on?
-Send a message to the boys for me.
Tell them that l admire
the brilliance of their design.
No, wait.
-Just tell them l said, ''Touch?.''
-That's enough.
Which boys? What happened?
Karma.
Finally caught up with me.
l just wanted to come by and say...
...thanks for letting me do that whole
ride-along thing yesterday.
lt was illuminating.
Have you ever said anything
that wasn't lined with sarcasm?
l'm admitting l was wrong, Doug.
What you do, it matters as much,
if not more...
...than any job l' ll ever be able
to hold down.
lnteresting, considering
you didn't think it mattered at all.
Well, now l think it matters.
l mean, l know it matters to Mike.
lt matters to some kid you' ll
keep from killing his friends...
...when you pull him over for speeding
and scare the crap out of him.
l'm guessing that it probably matters
in a million other subtle ways that l...
...with the subtlety of an elephant
in an antique shop, will never notice.
Yeah, well...
...if it wasn't me doing the job,
it would just be somebody else.
But it is you, Doug.
lt's you, and l wouldn't be so quick
to dismiss that.
l mean, to be perfectly honest,
l should be so lucky to someday...
...ride shotgun with you.
l think that would be a mistake.
l take it you don't think
l'd make much of a cop, huh?
No. Not really, no.
Pacey, l think that
you' re a daring original.
l think you have a talent for flying
in the face of conventionality...
...and l think that you were born
to break the rules, not enforce them.
And you know what?
l actually admire that in you.
l really do.
What? Did my big brother Doug
just admit...
...that he admired me
for the first time ever?
No, no. lt's more like l'm
terrified at the thought of having to...
...sit in that squad car with you
for another minute.
What you doing, junior?
This thing Brooks said to me
yesterday kind of got me thinking.
As much as l claim myself to
be an encyclopaedia of filmic history...
...it just occurred to me that maybe....
-Maybe what?
-Maybe there's something l'm missing.
Well, maybe he used another name.
Like Art or Arty or something.
What self-respecting artist would use
''Arty Brooks'' as their screen credit?
l don't know. Don't people sometimes
use abbreviations or nicknames like...
...l don't know,
'' Chief,'' ''Ace,'' '' Doc''?
Yeah, like that great director,
Chief Tarantino.
Okay, now you' re just being mean.
Hey, don't leave angry.
Hey! Caroline, Molly.
What's wrong?
Molly asked me if we could
come and see you today.
What is it, Molly?
l'm sorry l got you fired.
What?
What makes you think that my getting
fired had anything to do with you?
l heard--
l heard Billy's dad yelling at you
after the game.
And then today at school...
...he said if l would have
stopped more goals...
...then you wouldn't have been.
l'm so, so sorry, Jack.
lt's okay.
Look, Molly...
...they fired me because
they disagreed with who l am...
...as a coach, not you as a player.
But they knew l was right about you,
they just couldn't admit it.
You knew it too, didn't you?
Caroline said it wasn't my fault,
but l couldn't believe her because....
Because l don't understand
how anybody could fire you.
l'm confusing to people
like Billy's dad.
But we can't hate people
because they' re different.
We just have to try and forget
about them, and just go on...
...being the best person
that we can be.
-ls Dawson here?
-l'm not sure.
You can check in his room
if you'd like.
Thanks.
Hey, Joey, if he is up there...
...tell him l know...
...and '' Congrats.''
Okay, explanation time.
Man, it is a bitch getting up here
without a ladder.
Joey.
What's she doing?
l thought we were doing this alone.
l knew it. The three of you.
You did it. You guys put the boat
in the pool. You did it.
Just calm down for a second. There is
no reason to jump to silly conclusions.
We didn't-- We didn't--
We didn't pull the prank.
-We have airtight alibis.
-And besides, we all know Drue did it.
On the other hand,
if we had wanted to...
...pull off the prank,
the three of us, that is...
...Jack could've swung by the Peskins'
after he met Drue at the store.
He would have had time to leave
the paint he accidentally took home...
...and Chester, with the necessary
food and water, of course...
...tied up to a tree
at a rendezvous point.
l could've gotten in the storage facility
sometime after 1 :30...
...when Drue dropped off the keys,
and before 3:30...
...when l had to be at Mr. Brooks'.
Pacey would've given me the code.
l'd have had the Mitch-mobile...
...to tow the trailer to the rendezvous
point Jack had been to earlier.
l then would have left the boat and
the car with Chester and the paint.
Later, Pacey could've had Drue drop
him off near the rendezvous point.
And once arriving at the location...
...Pacey could've gathered
all the essential materials...
...and then taken the whole production
into the pool to finish off the job.
By 1 1 , we'd be done, and everyone
would still be none the wiser.
-Of course, that's only hypothetical.
-Right.
The truth is Drue Valentine is,
was and will always be...
...the lone criminal behind it all.
l am glad to see that this kid got
what was coming to him for so long.
-Karma.
-Exactly.
-What are you thinking?
-l'm thinking we pulled it off.
Something has been right tonight that
hasn't been right for a long, long time.
l keep forgetting why
we' re not still friends.
You know it's not that simple.
Of course not. lt's just that....
l know.
Gotta tell you, Dawson...
...when you said
you'd never trust me again...
...that was probably amongst the
top five worst moments of my life.
When l walked out on my back porch
and saw you and Joey...
...that was my worst.
Number one with a bullet.
Do you think it's possible that
someday l could convince you that...
...maybe l'm the type of person
you could trust again?
l would like to believe that it is.
l gotta try.
l'm not ready to give up on you.
lf it doesn't work out...
...we could always just kill each other.